Lorde appeared to address the issue in a tweet posted earlier this evening (January 29), where she extended an invitation to any of her detractors – including, it seems, the organisers of the Grammys – to come and see her perform live.

“It has to begin with… women who have the creativity in their hearts and souls, who want to be musicians, who want to be engineers, producers, and want to be part of the industry on the executive level,” Portnow said. “[They need] to step up because I think they would be welcome.”